Rick Billinger
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 40th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Preceded byRalph Ostmeyer
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 120th district
In office
January 12, 2015 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byWard Cassidy
Succeeded byAdam Smith
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 121st district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byJames Morrison
Succeeded byArlen Siegfreid
Personal details
Born (1951-12-16) December 16, 1951 (age 72)
Quinter, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRita
Children3
ResidenceGoodland, Kansas
Alma materFort Hays State University
Professionfarmer

Richard L. Billinger (born December 16, 1951) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas Senate for the 40th district.

Career

Billinger represented the 121st district of the Kansas House of Representatives, was redistricted and ran for the 120th in 2012 and lost his primary to Ward Cassidy, then won the 120th in 2014.[1][2][3]

Billinger succeeded Ralph Ostmeyer in the Kansas Senate in 2017.[4] The senate district covers the entirety of Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, Trego, and Wallace Counties and also part of Phillips County.[5]

References

  1. ^ Candidate 2014 General Election Official Vote Totals, Kansas Secretary of State, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ^ [1], KanFocus. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "Representative Rick Billinger". Kansas Legislature. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Kansas 40th District State Senate Results: Rick Billinger Wins". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Senate District 40" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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